Women And Islam

One of the most notable and depressing aspects of Islam doctrine is its inherently misogynistic attitude toward and treatment of women. While women in western democracies have made huge strides toward equal rights over the last 50 years, such progress has been noticeably absent in Islam - a religion which remains staunchly unreformed since its creation by Mohammed in the C 7th. Within Muslim populations the strict application of Sharia law reduces women to the status of second-class citizens with few legal rights and subject to a wide range of barbaric customs, including 'child brides', female genital mutilation, honor killing, primitive dress codes, beatings and the stoning to death for 'rape' - even in cases where the woman was the innocent victim of the crime. A woman's testimony in a Sharia court is worth little or nothing and in practical terms she is at the mercy of the very same men who have abused her. This page features some of the people fighting for the rights of women within Islam.

For an intelligent and insightful overview of Mohammed's attitude and behaviour toward women you may find this article interesting. Dr Bill Watson is one of the foremost experts on Islam as it relates to the Kafir (non Muslim). See references to his work - books, videos, on his feature page Voices - BIll Warner.

The role of women in Islam is very different than in our civilization. According to the will of Allah, women are to be subjugated to men in all things. They must lead their lives according to a doctrine that is based on the dictates of the Koran and how Mohammed treated his wives and the other women around him.In The Islamic Doctrine of Women learn: about the small details of Mohammed in his home and bedroom where jealousy raged in his harem; how wife beating became a part of Islam after his move to Medina; how the Koran changed the laws of adoption so Mohammed could enjoy his daughter-in-law as a new member of his harem and how child brides have been a part of Islam every since Mohammed married six-year-old Aisha.The ideology found in this book rules hundreds of millions of women's lives. Find out what their world is like under the Islamic doctrine of women.